Research Support Administrator (KD

About the role

We are looking to appoint a Research Support Administrator within the School of Management’s busy Research Office. This is a varied role involving daily communication with academic staff, other School and University teams, and visiting academics.

The role involves managing the School’s Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee, with responsibilities including:monitoring and supporting the activities of our eight Research Centresmanaging applications from visiting researcherstaking minutes and preparing paperwork for meetings

You will also assist in organising research seminars and events, updating webpages, and liaising with stakeholders throughout the School and wider University.

The Research Office is run by the Head of Research Operations, who will provide line management of the role; you will also receive guidance from the School’s Associate Dean for Research.

About you

You will:

provide high-quality administrative support within a busy Research Office, supporting research activity and committee processesbe highly organised, able to manage and prioritise a varied workload accurately and to tight deadlinescommunicate confidently and professionally, building effective working relationships with academic staff and colleaguesuse strong IT and information management skills to maintain records, databases, and webpageswork proactively and flexibly, learning new systems quickly and contributing positively to the wider team

Further information

This is a full-time, fixed-term role (36.5 hours per week) for 12 months.

For informal enquiries about the post, please contact Amanda Willmott, Head of Research Operations ([email protected]). However, please ensure that you submit your application through the University of Bath website.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

Free counselling services through Health AssuredCycle to work schemeElectric vehicle salary sacrifice schemeStaff discount at Team Bath gymStaff discounts on postgraduate tuition feesStaff discount on language coursesGenerous employer contributory pension schemesGenerous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balanceA wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and moreFree entry to the Holburne Museum in BathLocal discounts and moreA family-friendly workplace An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforceRelocation allowanceVisa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

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Closing Date: 08 Jan 2026

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £26,707 to £30,378